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Medieval Europe + Byzantium

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A beginner's guide
Introduction to the Middle Ages
A new pictorial language: the image in early medieval art
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Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials
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Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials

by Art Institute of Chicago

Video from the Art Institute of Chicago

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Cite this page as: Art Institute of Chicago, "Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials," in Smarthistory, December 20, 2015, accessed October 23, 2019, https://smarthistory.org/ancient-and-byzantine-mosaic-materials/.

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